Mini Skid Steer Root Grapple - Star Industries

📘 Overview

The Star Industries Mini Skid Steer Root Grapple is a 44"-wide hydraulic grapple attachment purpose-built for Toro Dingo / Ditch Witch / Vermeer / Boxer / Ramrod (model 170-MI-44) and Bobcat MT series (model 170-MIBC-44) mini skid steers. At 245 lbs, it opens extra wide for a full load of rocks, debris, and brush — letting dirt sift out through the tines while securing bulky material. Protective sleeves on all hydraulic lines prevent damage in tough conditions. The matching 175 series grapple bucket is also available for operators needing a solid-bottom option. Star Industries backs every attachment with a 5-year factory guarantee — USA made since 1981.

⚙️ Key Features

• 44" grapple width — sized for mini skid steer operating range
• Two mount options: 170-MI-44 (Dingo/Ditch Witch/Vermeer/Boxer/Ramrod) | 170-MIBC-44 (Bobcat MT)
• 245 lbs — both configurations
• Opens extra wide for a full load — independent arms adjust for uneven material
• Root grapple tine design — lets dirt and fines sift out while retaining rocks, logs, and debris
• Protective sleeves on all hydraulic lines
• 5-year factory guarantee | USA made since 1981

🔑 Benefits

• Machine-specific mounts ensure proper engagement without adapters or modifications — mini skid steers use proprietary attachment interfaces that differ between Dingo/Ditch Witch/Vermeer and Bobcat MT. Using a grapple with the correct OEM-matched mount (170-MI-44 vs 170-MIBC-44) eliminates play, improves load transfer, and avoids the adapter failures common with universal-mount grapples on mini machines.
• Root grapple tine spacing accelerates debris cleanup by eliminating soil transport — conventional solid-bottom grapple buckets pick up soil along with every load of rocks and debris. Root grapple tines let the fine material fall through while retaining the bulky items, reducing the total number of transport cycles needed to clear a site and eliminating separate soil disposal trips.
• Protected hydraulic lines prevent the most common mini grapple failure mode — unprotected hydraulic lines on compact grapple attachments are highly vulnerable to pinch, snag, and abrasion damage when working in brush and debris. Star's protective sleeve design shields the lines throughout the working range of the grapple arms.
• 245 lb weight preserves mini machine rated lift capacity for meaningful loads — many full-size grapple buckets adapted to mini machines weigh 400–600 lbs, consuming 50%+ of the machine's lift capacity before any material is picked up. At 245 lbs, the 170 series leaves the majority of the mini machine's lift capacity available for the actual debris load.

📊 Specifications

🔗 Attachment Compatibility

Select the correct model for your mini skid steer: 170-MI-44 for Toro Dingo, Ditch Witch, Vermeer, Boxer, and Ramrod. 170-MIBC-44 for Bobcat MT series mini track loaders. Requires two auxiliary hydraulic lines (standard on all mini skid steers with hydraulic attachment capability). Confirm your machine's hydraulic flow output before ordering.

🚜 Machine Compatibility

Designed specifically for mini skid steer loaders. Select the correct mount for your machine:

Requires 2 aux hydraulic lines. Confirm your mini machine's aux hydraulic capability before ordering. Contact Star Industries at 1-800-541-1797 for compatibility with other mini loader brands.

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